New York Yankees: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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Pitching matchups for the Mariners Series

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The Yankees open up a three-game series tonight against the Seattle Mariners in the Bronx. Here are the pitching probables for the series:

Tues: RHP Phil Hughes (10-1, 3.17) vs LHP Cliff Lee (6-3, 2.39)

Wed: RHP Javier Vazquez (6-6, 5.16) vs RHP Felix Hernandez (5-5, 3.28)

Thurs: LHP C.C. Sabathia (9-3, 3.49) vs LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-7, 6.18)

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Series Preview: Seattle Mariners

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After a mini west coast swing where the Yankees went 4-2, they return home before heading back out West for yet another swing with the west coasters. Despite this season being a dissappointment for the Mariners (and all those “experts” who picked them as well), the M’s bring Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez into this series. Could this be a tryout for Cliff Lee?

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Game #76: Mariners at Yankees

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Who Next?

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Marcus Thames running in Scranton

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Just landed in New York a little while ago and heard from a couple of friends back in Scranton.

This afternoon, Marcus Thames ran the bases at PNC Field. He went from home to first and home to second while several members of the Triple-A staff watched. I heard the word “sprints,” which suggests to me that he was able to run pretty hard.

Also, Donnie Collins points out that Dustin Moseley has an out in his contract that kicks in on July 1. Moseley has been pitching well and has some major league experience. With Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves on the disabled list, Donnie makes a good point that Moseley could be an alternative to Chad Gaudin or Chan Ho Park as a multi-inning reliever.

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Jeter and Cano remain in front of all-star voting

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Here’s the final American League all-star voting update before the rosters are announced on Sunday.

Two veteran American League All-Stars, first baseman Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins and outfielder Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays, are trying to hang on to their first fan-elected starting assignments in the sixth and final set of balloting figures for the 81st All-Star Game, to be played on Tuesday, July 13th at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The sixth and final National League All-Star balloting update will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29th.

Morneau, a three-time A.L. All-Star, leads a tight three-way race with 2,118,654 votes, ahead of the 1,863,235 for Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees and the 1,832,782 for Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers. Crawford, last year’s Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet, currently holds the third starting position in the outfield with 1,782,035 votes, ahead of the 1,621,771 for 2009 A.L. All-Star Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers.

For the third straight year, Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners and Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers are on track to start in the outfield for the American League. Ichiro, an All-Star in all nine of his Major League seasons and a fan-elected starter in eight of them, has drawn 1,924,904 votes. Hamilton, behind an historic June performance (.470, 9 HR, 30 RBI), has surged to 1,906,350 votes. Twins catcher Joe Mauer remains the most popular choice in all of Major League Baseball with 3,968,039 votes. Following Mauer among American League players are Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (3,350,155); Rays third baseman Evan Longoria (3,118,600); New York second baseman Robinson Cano (2,948,269); and Rangers designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero (2,889,243).

TBS will unveil the 2010 American League and National League All-Stars on the 2010 All-Star Selection Show Presented by Taco Bell, set to air on Sunday, July 4th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (EDT), immediately preceding TBS coverage of the 1:00 p.m. game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Tags: Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano

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Moseley pulled in Scranton

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Just got a text from Donnie Collins.

Dustin Moseley had been pulled from his start in Scranton. Pure speculation, but it could be a sign of a call-up.

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All-star outfielder: Gardner or Swisher?

At this point, Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano seem to be locks for the All-Star Game. We’ve spent plenty of time discussing the merits of Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte as starting pitcher options, and Mariano Rivera might be having the best season of his career.

But two Yankees outfielders have somewhat quietly put up all-star caliber numbers.

Brett Gardner might be a real dark horse candidate, especially given Joe Girardi’s stated preference for players he knows can help him win the game. As an email from Robert pointed out: “A player who can get on base, get into scoring position, and come home on any ball put in play could easily make the difference between winning and losing.”

Gardner leads all American League outfielders in on-base percentage. He’s third in runs, fourth in stolen bases and fourth in batting average.

Swisher is beating Gardner in the fan voting — no real surprise there — and he has the 10th-most home runs and the eighth-most RBI of any AL outfielder. He’s seventh in slugging percentage and 10th in on-base percentage.

If you were Joe Girardi and you had room on the roster for two outfielders, would you take the Yankees? If you could take only one, which would it be?

Associated Press photo of Swisher trying to vote twice.

Tags: Brett Gardner, Nick Swisher

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Lasorda on Steinbrenner, Mickey Mantle and Yankee Stadium

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Here are some great stories from legendary baseball manager, Tommy Lasorda:

Hughes, Lee make for scintillating matchupYankees’ rally stuns DodgersGardner exits after getting plunked Eiland set to rejoin Yankees Tuesday All-Star ballot: Who gets your 25 online votes? A-Rod, Torre exchange pleasantries Burnett’s struggles squander early lead A-Rod’s March to 600 Homers Bryan Hoch’s MLBlog New rule may keep CC out of All-Star Game ‘Entourage’ cast keeps starpower rolling A-Rod breaking out this road trip Birthday boy Jeter still amazes at 36 CC sets hype aside, dominates Dodgers Yankees, Dodgers get back to business Mariano recounts surreal ‘family reunion’ Bloom: A-Rod, Torre downplay drama Girardi matches wits with mentor Torre breaks bread with some old friends

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Go Vote For Some Yankees

Today is the final day for all-star game voting. You can check the latest results here. While Jeter and Cano have their spots pretty much locked down, and A-Rod and Posada have no chance, guys like Mark Teixeira and the entire Yankees outfield could use a last minute push. They still most likely won't make it, but do your part. You can vote up to 25 times per email address by click here.

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AL All-Star Voting Update - One Day of Voting to Go

With just one day left to vote, here are the current American League voting results. Few races are close so it looks like Justin Morneau, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Joe Mauer, Vladimir Guerrero , Ichiro, Josh Hamilton and Carl Crawford will be the starting lineup for the AL

1st Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Justin MorneauTwins2,118,654 2.Mark TeixeiraYankees1,863,235 3.Miguel CabreraTigers1,832,782 4.Kevin YoukilisRed Sox1,006,805 5.Carlos PenaRays767,275
2nd Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Robinson CanoYankees2,948,269 2.Dustin PedroiaRed Sox1,518,334 3.Ian KinslerRangers1,302,245 4.Orlando HudsonTwins978,044 5.Ben ZobristRays806,407
3rd Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Evan LongoriaRays3,118,600 2.Alex RodriguezYankees1,921,325 3.Michael YoungRangers1,230,264 4.Adrian BeltreRed Sox805,300 5.Brandon IngeTigers673,273
Shortstop
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Derek JeterYankees3,350,155 2.Elvis AndrusRangers1,607,165 3.J.J. HardyTwins897,710 4.Jason BartlettRays789,833 5.Alex GonzalezBlue Jays683,135
Catcher
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Joe MauerTwins3,968,039 2.Jorge PosadaYankees1,304,978 3.Victor MartinezRed Sox896,413 4.Taylor TeagardenRangers507,859 5.Gerald LairdTigers456,283
Designated Hitter
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Vladimir GuerreroRangers2,889,243 2.Hideki MatsuiAngels1,224,976 3.David OrtizRed Sox969,291 4.Ken Griffey Jr.Mariners870,644 5.Jason KubelTwins763,409
Outfield
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Ichiro SuzukiMariners1,924,904 2.Josh HamiltonRangers1,906,350 3.Carl CrawfordRays1,782,035 4.Nelson CruzRangers1,621,771 5.Nick SwisherYankees1,346,148 6.Curtis GrandersonYankees1,214,412 7.Brett GardnerYankees1,189,995 8.Torii HunterAngels1,161,623 9.Magglio OrdonezTigers1,117,038 10.B.J. UptonRays1,021,022 11.Vernon WellsBlue Jays942,950 12.Austin JacksonTigers939,970 13.Michael CuddyerTwins888,976 14.Bobby AbreuAngels849,257 15.Denard SpanTwins789,831
Results updated: Monday, June 28, 2010

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6/28 Minor Leaague Report

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (44-33) beat Rochester (33-43) 7-6: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 1-for-4, R
Reid Gorecki CF: 1-for-4, R
Eduardo Nunez SS: 1-for-3, HR (3), 3 RBI (38), BB, 2 R
Jesus Montero DH: 0-for-3, BB, R - batting .251
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, HR (3), 3 RBI (10), 2 R
Reegie Corona 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, SB (10)
Rene Rivera C: 0-for-4
Eric Bruntlett 3B: 0-for-2, BB
Greg Golson RF: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Kei Igawa: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (5.36 ERA)
Zack Segovia (BS, 3): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.66 ERA)
Royce Ring (BS, 1)(W, 2-0): 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (1.38 ERA)
Jonathan Albabadejo (S, 24): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (1.17 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Igawa 83-43, Segovia 20-14, Ring 20-12, Albaladejo 20-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Igawa 8-6, Segovia 1-2, Ring 3-0, Albaladejo 0-0.

(Double-A) Trenton (46-29) beat New Britain (20-56) 8-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Daniel Brewer LF: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (36). BB, 2 R
Austin Krum CF: 2-for-5
Austin Romine C: 0-for-2, RBI (41), 3 BB, R
Brandon Laird 3B: 1-for-5
Matthew Cusick DH: 1-for-5
Edwar Gonzalez RF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI (21), R
Kevin Smith 1B: 2-for-4, RBI (4), BB, R
Luis Nunez SS: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Justin Snyder 2B: 2-for-4, RBI (13), R

Pitching:
D.J. Mitchell (W, 6-3): 7 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K (4.70 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (5.84 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.41 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Mitchell, D. 11-3, Whelan 0-1, Schmidt 0-1.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 39-33; Second Half: 3-1) and Lakeland (Overall: 38-36; Second Half: 1-3) were postponed.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 31-43; Second Half: 0-5) lost to Greenville (Overall: 41-34; Second Half: 5-0) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-4
Kelvin Castro SS: 0-for-4
Jimmy Paredes 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
JR Murphy DH: 0-for-4
Neil Medchill LF: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI (3), R
Kyle Higashioka C: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R
Francisco Santana PR: 0-for-0, SB (1)
Deangelo Mack RF: 2-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI (28), BB, R
Hector Rabago 3B: 0-for-0, 2 HBP, RBI (6)
Emerson Landoni 1B: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Sean Black: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (4.83 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HB (3.62 ERA)
Dickson Marquez (L, 0-4): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (8.20 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (3.95 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Black 2-1, Tatis 3-5, Marquez, D 4-1, Watkins, B 0-2.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (4-6) lost to Aberdeen (5-6) 4-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 0-for-5
Shane Brown LF: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, R, HBP
Jeffrey Farnham C: 2-for-5, RBI (1)
Kyle Roller DH: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Kelvin De Leon RF: 0-for-4, 3 K's
Casey Stevenson 2B: 0-for-3, BB, R
Jose Mojica SS: 2-for-4
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (4)
Luis Parache 3B: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Shane Greene (L, 0-1): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (6.28 ERA)
Nathan Forer: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Preston Claiborne: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (2.70 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Greene, S 8-4, Forer 1-0, Claiborne 0-2.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (3-4) lost to the GCL Blue Jays (3-4) 11-7: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Anderson Felix 2B: 1-for-5
Cito Culver SS: 1-for-5, R
Gary Sanchez C: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI (9), BB, 3 R - batting .417
Ramon Flores RF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI (5), R
Reymond Nunez 1B: 3-for-4, 2B, HR (2), 3 RBI (9), 2 R
Damian Taveras DH: 0-for-4, RBI (1)
Heny Pena LF: 3-for-4, 2 2B
Jose Rosario 3B: 0-for-3, BB
Judd Golsan CF: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Evan DeLuca: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K (4.05 ERA)
Yobanny Reyes (L, 0-1): 3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP (13.50 ERA)
Harold Garce: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Charlyn Garcia: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP (7.71 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: DeLuca, E 1-1, Reyes, Y 1-5, Garce, H 1-1, Garcia, Ch 1-3.

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Moseley Could Be Bronx Bound

From Tim Bontemps:
After being scratched from his start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last night, Dustin Moseley could be on his way to The Bronx.

The 28-year-old right-hander, who is 4-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 12 starts, was a late healthy scratch from his start against Rochester in favor of Kei Igawa. Because Moseley has an opt-out clause in his contract if he isn't on the major league roster by Thursday, there's a good chance he will be promoted in the next 48 hours.

As of last night, though, Yankees GM Brian Cashman said no decision had been made.If he does get called up, and the Yankees decided to go with the extra pitcher, they could send Colin Curtis or Chad Huffman back to Scranton. The other option is going with an 11-man rotation, and either sending Chad Gaudin packing or optioning Boone Logan back down to Scranton. They could say goodbye to Chan Ho Park, but I think it's more likely that Gaudin or Logan are moved.

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Contreras and Newman on State of the Yankee Farm System

In a couple of posts this weekend Mike Ashmore discussed two interesting interviews he had with Nardi Contreras and Mark Newman. They each provided their current views regarding the Yankee farm system and the prospects with the Trenton Thunder in particular. Good stuff!

Given the number of top pitching prospects in Double-A, a lot of the discussion with pitching instructor, Contreras centered around the pitching standouts so far this season:

David Phelps - 6-0; 2.04 ERA; 84 K; 0.97 WHIP at Trenton

“David Phelps, really good. He’s advanced. He’s got pitches. His curveball…I just watched his bullpen, and his curveball’s better. I know he attacks the zone. He throws a four-seam, two-seam, slider. He’s got the pitches to pitch in the big leagues, the endurance. He’s got the game. He’s got a lot of things going for him. He’s just got to go out across those white lines and continue to pitch and he’ll do really well.”

Andrew Brackman - 5-1; 2.81 ERA, 46 K in last 8 starts at Tampa before promotion

“I saw him in Tampa and of course I saw him here last night. The biggest part of it is his confidence level. Yeah, we made some adjustments with his delivery to allow him to be able to throw more strikes than what he did in Charleston. But the other part of it, is that was his first year coming off the operation. Not having pitched, we don’t know how he really felt with his arm. His delivery faltered. But the last month or so in Charleston, he started putting it together. He’s done really well and he’s on his way, no doubt.”

Graham Stoneburner - 4-3; 1.93 ERA; 39 K; 0.76 WHIP at Tampa

“Stoneburner has pitched really, really well. But he’s made one jump already, he’s gone from Charleston to Tampa. I believe he should stay there. Maybe September or the in the playoffs, if Tampa’s not (in), maybe you see him. “

Hector Noesi - 4-1; 2.20 ERA; 44 K; 1.00 WHIP at Trenton since promotion

“Well, you see, with Noesi, there’s not much to work with with Noesi. What he’s learning is his slider. He can command the fastball, he can command the sinker, he’s got the curveball. Still, he’s got to get a little better with his curveball. But, he’s got the changeup. His delivery’s solid and he can command both sides of the plate. We’ll see what happens.”

Pat Venditte - 1.98 ERA; 2 saves; 51 K; 0.90 WHIP at Tampa

“He gets people out. When it gets to this level, he’s got to get people out. It’s not about he can throw both hands, that’ll put another thousand people in the stands, it’s about getting people out.”

And here are comments from Mark Newman, the Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations for the New York Yankees about some of the positional players at Trenton.

David Adams - .309 Avg.; 32 RBI 5 SB at Trenton (On DL since May 22nd)

“It’s going to take a while, it’s going to take another couple weeks. He’s not around the corner in terms of re-joining the Trenton club.”

Brandon Laird - .293 Avg; 19 HR; 77 RBI at Trenton

“19 home runs in the first half, yeah. No one had that number.”

“Well, he’s made huge strides defensively, which is a more subtle part of the game, but it’s really been a part of his progress. He’s improved as a hitter, but he’s made more improvement as a defender.”

“Well, we’ll try to create positional flexibility with him. But it’s still first and third. It would be nice to have what we call a corner utility guy, someone who can play third, someone who can play first, somebody who can DH and swing the bat. That’s a role that’s important to us as we build our Major League club.”

When asked if he anticipated Laird staying at Trenton the rest of the year, he said:

“I don’t anticipate that far into the future. You never know.”

Newman's assessment of the system and recent successes, I thought were stated very well:

“We’ve got young players playing very well. Phil Hughes is 10-1, that’s big. Gardner is up there in on-base percentage, that’s big. Cervelli’s making contributions, Pena…Kevin Russo’s in a utility role up there, Colin Curtis is up there doing some nice stuff off the bench. Robby Cano’s one of the best players in the game. They’ve all been in Trenton in the last two, three, four years. You’ve got Ian, Austin Jackson, Joba, so yeah, that’s a pretty good run. Yes, we’ve traded some this winter, some of them I just mentioned. Phil Coke’s another one. So, we’ve got to re-stock a little bit, but we’ve got some good players here, so we feel good. Our scouts, both domestic and internationally, have really done a nice job.”

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This Week in Yankees History (6/27-7/3)

This Week in Yankees History
June 27th - July 3rd
June 27th
1904 - Patsy Dougherty has another 3 hits as the Highlanders beat their old teammate starter Jesse Tannehill and the Boston Red Sox by a score of 8-4. The Red Sox leads the AL by just a half game. Long Tom Hughes will win tomorrow to stretch their lead to 1 1/2 games.
1925 - Former Yankees minor league INF and Manager Wayne Terwilliger was born. Wayne came to the New York Yankees from the Kansas City A’s during the 1960 AL season. He was assigned to Richmond (AAA), where he hit .206 in 93 games. In 1961 he became a minor league manager for the Yankees at Greensboro in Carolina League.
1963 - Chicago White Sox starter Ray Herbert allows 5 Yankee singles to beat the Yankees, by a score of 6-0, and to give the White Sox a virtual tie for 1st place. The White Sox assaulted Yankees young pitching star Jim Bouton (10-3) for all their runs in the 1st five innings.
1964 - The New York Yankees edge the Detroit Tigers by the score of 5-4, beating starter Denny McLain. Yankees CF Mickey Mantle's HR in the 4th inning makes it, a 4-1 game.
1972 - Making his last MLB career start, Wade Blasingame's AL debut for the New York Yankees is an inauspicious one, as the Detroit Tigers go deep 3 consecutive times in the 1st inning. The opening inning HRs are hit by Aurelio Rodriguez, Al Kaline and Willie Horton power Tigers over Yankees, by a score of 5-2.
1978 - New York's 3B Graig Nettles belts a 2-run HR in the 14th inning to give the Yankees, a 6-4 win over the Red Sox. Dick Drago serves up Nettles' 13th HR of the season. Yankees closer Sparky Lyle, now 6-1 wins the game in relief. Yankees Ron Guidry (13-0) starts for the Yankees and gives up 8 hits in 6 innings.
1979 - Former Yankees CF Pat Maloney (1912) passed away (1888-1979). Pat appeared in 25 games for the 1912 Yankees, hitting just .215.

June 28th
1907 - The last place Nationals steal a record 13 bases off of catcher Branch Rickey in a 16-5 win over the Yankees. Rickey, acquired last February from the Browns, is pressed into service despite having a bad shoulder because of the injury to starting C Red Kleinow. Rickey's 1st throw to 2B ends up in RF and the subsequent tosses are not much better. He almost nips Jim Delahanty on a steal of 3B. In his 8 innings, reliever Lew Brockett helps the Nats with a deliberate windup. Only P Tom Hughes and 2B Nig Perrine is steal-less, while Hal Chase swipes 1 for the Yankees.
1915 - The New York Yankees purchased P Bob Shawkey from the Philadelphia A’s for $8,500. Bob would pitch for the Yankees from 1915-1927. Bob would win 168 games for the Yankees, appearing in 415 games with 1,163 strikeouts in 2,489 innings. He would complete 161 games and have 26 shutouts. His Yankee career ERA was 3.10. He would manage the Yankees in 1930 finishing in 3rd place in the AL with an 86-68 record. Former Chicago Cubs Manager Joe McCarthy would succeed him in 1931.
1916 - New York Yankees OF Lee Magee collects a record-tying 4 assists.
1919 - Boston Red Sox submariner starter Carl Mays hurls 2 complete games, beating theYankees by a score of 2-0 in the 1st game and then losing the nightcap by the score of 4-1.
1922 - Washington Senators Ace Walter Johnson wins another 1-0 battle, this one over the Yankees, for his 3rd straight shutout and 97th in his MLB career. Johnson strikes out 9 batters. Waite Hoyt loses a tough one for the Yankees, just allowing just 2 hits in the 1st 8 innings. Earl Smith's double in the 9th inning drives home the winning run.
1927 - The New York Yankees build a 9-0 lead against the Philadelphia A's, and withstand an 8-run rally by the Mackmen in the 9th inning to win by the score of 9-8. New York now leads the AL by 10 games. Lou Gehrig collects his 100th hit of the season, belting his 23rd HR with one on. Babe Ruth, nursing a sore right knee, sits out his 3rd straight game.
1928 - New York Yankees OF Babe Ruth slugs 2-HRs to lead the Yankees to a 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia A’s, as the veteran OF Ty Cobb appears in his 3,000th MLB career game.
1939 - The New York Yankees hit 8 HRs in the 1st game of a doubleheader with the Philadelphia A's, and 5 more HRs in the nightcap. Both are MLB records, as is the 53 total bases in a doubleheader. Joe DiMaggio, Babe Dahlgren, and Joe Gordon each hit 3 HRs in the doubleheader. Other Yankee HRs were hit by Billy Dickey, George Selkirk, Tommy Henrich and Frank Crosetti. The Yankees win the opener by a score of 23-2 and take the nightcap by a score
1941 - Former Yankees P Al Downing (1961-1969) was born. Al was the 1st black New York Yankees starter. In 1964, he led the AL in strikeouts with 217. His best Yankees season was in 1967, going 14-10 and making the AL All Star team. In 1968, he suffered an arm injury, just going 3-3. His last Yankees season was in 1969, he went 7-5. On December 5, 1969, Al was traded by the Yankees along with reserve C Frank Fernandez to the Oakland A’s for INF Danny Cater and C Ossie Chavarria.
1941 - Former Yankees P Fred Talbot (1966-1969) was born. Fred Talbot went 14-24 for the Yankees after coming from the Kansas City A’s during the 1966 AL season, before being unloaded to the Seattle Pilots in 1968. Jim Bouton wrote about him in his book “Ball Four.”
1941 - Former Yankees reserve OF Len Boehmer (1969, 1971) was born. His best showing with the New York Yankees was in 1969, hitting .179.
1949 - Former Yankees 1B/DH Don Baylor (1983-1985) was born. On December 1, 1982, Don was signed as a MLB Free Agent by the New York Yankees. He appeared in 420 games for the New York Yankees hitting .267 with 71 HRs with 265 RBI’s. On March 28, 1986, Don was traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for OF/DH/1B Mike Easler.
1949 - After missing the first 69 games of the 1949 AL season because of an ailing heel, Joe DiMaggio wakes to find the pain has disappeared. He returns to the Yankee lineup with a single and a HR that help the Bombers beat the Boston Red Sox by the score of 6-4 in a night game at Fenway Park. He will hit 4 HRs in a 3-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox.
1958 - Former Yankees P Clay Christiansen (1984) was born. On June 3,1980, Clay was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 15th round of the 1980 MLB amateur player draft. In 1984, Clay went 2-4 in 24 games for the Yankees.
1960 - Former Yankees minor league OF John Elway was born. John Elway was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1979 MLB amateur draft but did not sign with the club. He was again selected in the 1981 MLB amateur draft by the New York Yankees. He signed with the club and played right field for the Oneonta Yankees in 1982. He hit .318 in 42 games before giving up baseball for NFL pro football.
1961 - Angels starter Ryne Duren goes 8 innings and strikes out 12 former Yankee teammates to give the Angels, a 5-3 victory over New York. Mickey Mantle drives in all 3 Yankee runs, including 2 runs on a HR.
1962 - Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle break a 0-0 tie in the 4th inning with back-to-back HRs to lead the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
1963 - Former Yankees Hall Of Fame 3B Frank “Homerun” Baker (1916-1919,1921-1922) passes away (1886-1963). On February 15, 1916, Frank was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia A’s for $37,500. He would play 3B for the Yankees. After his wife’s death, Frank had stayed home for during the 1920 AL season to care for his family. He came out of retirement in 1921 to help solidified the Yankee infield until the arrival of Joe Dugan. Frank would lead the Yankees in hitting in 1917-18 (.282 and .306) He would also lead the Yankees in hits from 1917-1919. He was originally signed with Connie Mack’s Philadelphia A’s.
1966 - At Fenway Park, the last place Boston Red Sox cash in 5 Yankee errors to top the visitors, by a score of 5-3. All of New York's scoring comes from Mickey Mantle, who blasts a 2-run HR in the 1st inning and an opposite field HR on the LF screen in the 8th inning.
1976 - Detroit Tigers' rookie starting pitcher Mark 'the Bird' Fidrych amuses a national“Game of the Week” NBC-TV audience talking to the baseball, as he 1-hits the Yankees, in an 5-1 Tigers victory.
1987 - Boston Red Sox DH Don Baylor moves ahead of Ron Hunt on the all-time hit-by-pitch list when the Yankees' hurler Rick Rhoden plunks him during a 6-2 loss. It is the 244th time that Baylor has been hit by the pitch. He'll end with 267, putting him 3rd on the MLB career list behind turn-of-the-century star Hughie Jennings
1996 - Darryl Strawberry's 300th MLB career HR is a dramatic 9th inning, 2-run shot, which gives the Yankees a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
1997 - New York Yankees hurler David Wells starts the game against the Cleveland Indians wearing Babe Ruth's autographed cap from the 1934 AL season. Yankees Manager Joe Torre makes him take it off after the 1st inning, since it doesn't conform to the team's current uniform. Without the cap, Wells blows a 3-0 lead as the Indians go on to a 12-8 victory. The Indians mount a 19-hit attack, as CF Marquis Grissom accounts for 5 of the hits, while 3B Matt Williams gets 4 hits, including a pair of HRs, and drives home 6 runs.
2009 - Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera earns his 500th MLB career save as the New York Yankees complete a 3-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-2 win at Citi Field. Rivera, who is the 2nd MLB pitcher to reach the milestone after Trevor Hoffman, also draws a bases-loaded walk in the 9th for his first MLB career RBI.
June 29th
1899- Former Yankees OF Bobby Veach (1925) was born. On May 5,1925, Bobby was traded by the Boston Red Sox along with Alex Ferguson to the Yankees for Ray Francis and $9,000. As a Yankee, Bobby appeared in 56 games hitting .353. On August 17,1925, Bobby was selected off waivers by the Washington Senators from the Yankees.
1909 - While Pitching against the Highlanders, Washington Senators starter Walter Johnson gives up a solo HR to Ray Demmitt in the 7th inning, the 1st HR, he's allowed since his debut in 1907. Demmitt's HR shot is the only score for New York, as Johnson beats them for the 2nd time in 10
1912 - At Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox sweep 2 games from the Yankees, winning by the scores of 13-6 and 6-0. Smoky Joe Wood wins the nightcap, his 2nd shutout in a row, allowing just 1 hit, in winning 6-0 in 7 innings. Dutch Sterrett’s single is the lone hit. In the nightcap, Hick Cady makes 2 hits in one at bat. His single scores Jake Stahl from 3B, but umpire Silk O'Loughlin rules that Stahl was balked home. In Cady's 2nd chance, he doubles. 1915- Led by Tris Speaker's 5-for-5, the Boston Red Sox trip the Yankees by the score of 4-3, in 10 innings. Red Sox starter Babe Ruth gets the win, going all the way before Sheriff Gainer hits for him in the 10th inning.
1928 - Former Yankees Batting Practice Pitcher Nick Testa was born. Nick appeared in 1 MLB game with the 1958 San Francisco Giants.
1932 - New York Yankees sign hurler Charles Devens straight out of Harvard University.Charles went 5-2 in 16 games for the New York Yankees (1932-1934).
1934 - New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig is beaned in an exhibition game played in Norfolk, Virginia, and suffers a concussion.
1941 - Former Yankees reserve C/OF/DH John Boccabella was born. On December 2, 1967, John was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Chicago Cubs. In April of 1968, John was returned to the Chicago Cubs by the New York Yankees.
1941 - In a doubleheader with the Washington Senators, Joe DiMaggio ties and then breaks the AL consecutive game-hitting streak of 41 established by George Sisler. In the opener, he knots the record with a double off Dutch Leonard, and in the nightcap the 'Yankee Clipper' tops the record with a 7th inning single against Walt Masterson.
1947 - The New York Yankees began a 19-game winning streak by beating the Washington Senators by a score of 3-1.
1950 - New York Yankees rookie P Whitey Ford is called up by the team from Kansas City Blues (AAA). He will go 9-1 with 1 save in 20 games with a 2.81 ERA, including a Game 4 of the 1950 World Series start against the Phillies. Ford will throw pitching 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball until a dropped fly ball by Gene Woodling allows 2 Phillies runs to score. Allie Reynolds comes in and strikes out the next batter for the save and complete the 4 game World Series sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.
1951 - Former Yankees minor league P Jimmy Freeman was born. Jimmy was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves, later he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles organization. On June 15, 1976, he was part of the trade that sent Doyle Alexander to the Yankees. He did not appear with the Yankees at the MLB level.
1958 - Former New York Yankees hurler Ralph Terry gets 12 run support from his Kansas City A’s teammates to top the Yankees by a score of 12-6. Mickey Mantle gets his 1st hit in his last 17 at bats against the A's, a 3rd inning HR.
1965 - The New York Yankees lose All Star RF Roger Maris for 49 games with bone chips in the heel of his right hand. The hand injury will affect Roger’s hitting for the rest of his MLB career.
1966 - At Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle opens the scoring in the 1st inning with a 3-run HR shot, then sandwiches a HR between round trippers by Yankee teammates Bobby Richardson and Joe Pepitone in the 3rd inning in New York's 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. The consecutive trifecta was last done for the Yankees in 1947, when Charlie Keller, Joe DiMaggio, and Johnny Lindell connected for HRs. Yankees 2B Bobby Richardson is 5 for 5 in the game. Mantle's 2 HRs today, are his 37th and 38th at Fenway Park, will be his last HR hit in Boston, and ties him with Babe Ruth for most homers hit by a Red Sox opponent.
1968 - In the 1st game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle ties the score with a 2-run HR in the 6th inning, but Kansas City A’s rookie OF Reggie Jackson breaks the tie in the 8th inning with his 9th HR of the year. The A's win the game, by a score of 5-2.
1972 - Jim Palmer's 8-game winning streak ends as the New York Yankees chase the Baltimore Orioles ace in the 2nd inning of a 4-3 win. Mel Stottlemyre, with relief help from Yankees closer Sparky Lyle, gains his 7th win of the 1972 AL season.
1987 - Eight HRs are hit in Toronto as the New York Yankees outlast the Toronto Blue Jays, by a score of 15-14. Don Mattingly leads the Yankees power outage with a pair, while Dave Righetti gets the win.
1991 - The visiting New York Yankees score 3 runs in the 9th inning off of Milwaukee Brewers closer Dan Plesac to beat Brewers in a 9-8 victory. Kevin Maas and Jesse Barfield hit HR for the Bombers. Teddy Higuera (3-2), in the 1st year of a $13 million, 4-year contract pitches 7 innings, allowing 3 runs. Higuera, who started the year on the DL, will go on the DL again, when a significant tear to his rotary cuff is discovered. This is his last MLB career appearance.
1997 - At Yankee Stadium, the Indians score 7 runs off the usually stingy David Cone, but the Yankees outlast the Cleveland Indians, by a score of 11-10. With his 9th-inning single, Sandy Alomar extends his hitting streak to 26 games, 6th longest in Tribe club history.
2000 - In a prescient move, the Yankees obtained OF David Justice from the Cleveland Indians for OF Ricky Ledee and 2 minor league players to be named. They were minor league pitchers Zach Day and Jake Westbrook. When Shane Spencer goes down with leg injury at Shea Stadium in 10 days, David Justice will take over LF. The trade occurs minutes before the start of the game against Detroit, an 8-0 Yankee victory. Ricky Ledee is scratched from the Yankees starting lineup. The Yankees tie a MLB record with 3 sac flies in one inning.
June 30th
1905 - At Hill Top Park in New York, Eddie Plank is removed with no outs in the 9th inning and the A's leading, the Highlanders by the score of 7-4. Rube Waddell comes in and retires the Highlanders to preserve the A's victory.
1908 - At New York's Hilltop Park, Boston Red Sox pitching legend Cy Young no-hits the Highlanders by a score of 8-0. It the third time that the 41-year old Cy Young has accomplished this feat in his long MLB career.
1924 - At Yankee Stadium, 2B Max Bishop and 3B Sammy Hale, the first 2 men in the A's batting order, draw 8 of the 9 walks issued by Yankee pitchers in the Philadelphia A's 10-3 win. A .271 hitter for 12 years, "Camera Eye" Bishop will draw 1,153 bases on balls, giving him a walk percentage of .204, which is higher than Babe Ruth's and just behind Ted Williams's .207.
1927 - A crowd of 3,000 fans at Yankee Stadium see the Yankees hand the Boston Red Sox their 12th straight loss, beating the visitors, 13-6 on 19 safeties. Lou Gehrig takes over the HR lead when he clouts his 25th HR in the 1st inning, a bounce HR off of Slim Harriss, but Babe Ruth, back in the lineup; golf’s his 25th HR of the 1927 AL season in the 4th inning, also off of Slim. Lou Gehrig has 3 hits and also swipes home. New York (49-20) wins its 5th straight game, while Red Sox loses its 12th straight game.
1928 - The Yankees win 2 from the Boston Red Sox and close out the month of June 1928 having an 11 1/2 game lead in front of the Philadelphia A's. Yankees game attendance lags, as the 1928 AL race appears to be over. The 1928 Yankees will finish the AL season with a 101-53 record.
1934 - Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig plays and hits 3 triples at Washington. However, the game is rained out after 4 1/2 innings, depriving Lou Gehrig of a record.
1937 - New York Yankees starter Lefty Gomez has another no-hit bid foiled this time in the 5th inning with a HR by Philadelphia A’s Ron Johnson, as Gomez settles for a 1-hitter in an 5-1 win.
1944 - Former Yankees OF/1B/DH Ron “Rocky “ Swoboda (1971-1973) was born. On June 25, 1971, Ron was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Yankees for OF Ron Woods. Ron hit .208 in 152 games for the Yankees.
1945 - Former Yankees INF Jerry Kenney (1967, 1969-1972) was born. Jerry was below average INF, who was packaged in the Graig Nettles trade with the Cleveland Indians in the winter of 1972. He played in 460 games for the Yankees, finishing with a .237 BA.
1950 - Joe and Dom DiMaggio, both hit HR’s in the 10-2, Boston Red Sox victory over Yankees in the nightcap of a doubleheader. It has been 15 years since the 2 brothers homered in the same game.
1954 - Tom Morgan of the Yankees hits 3 Boston Red Sox batters in the 3rd inning of a 6-1 loss. Mickey Mantle's HR against Red Sox hurler Willard Nixon is the only Yankee run. Also the game was the last MLB game that INF Bobby Brown played as a Yankee, going 2 for 4, then retiring to practice medicine.
1960 - The New York Yankees beat up on their cousins from Kansas City by banging out 5 HRs to win the game by a score of 10-5. Bill Skowron leads the Yankees attack with 2 HRs, with 1 each from Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Tony Kubek.
1961 - Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the expansion Washington Senators by the score of 5-1 to give the 2nd place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in 3 runs and Mickey Mantle lines shot over CF Willie Tasby's that rebounds for an inside-the-park HR. Whitey Ford becomes the 1st pitcher in AL history to win 8 games in 1 month.
1962 - Former Yankees shortstop Tony Fernandez (1995) was born. Tony was signed as a MLB free agent. He played in 108 games batting .245 in 1995.
1973 - Current Yankees P Chan Ho Park was born. In February of 2010, Chan Ho Park was signed by a MLB free agent by the Yankees.
1975 - Former Yankees minor league P Mike Judd was born. Mike Judd was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1995 MLB amateur player draft. He never appeared with the Yankees at the MLB Level. On June 22, 1996, he was traded by the Yankees to the Dodgers for P Billy Brewer. 1975- The Milwaukee Brewers trip the New York Yankees by the score of 5-4 by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning. Bobby Darwin's 8th HR of the year is the big blow. Bill Travers (4-0) takes the win. The Brewers, winners of 15 out of their last 21, are in 3rd place in the AL East.
1977 - Yankees hitter Cliff Johnson becomes the 2nd player in 3 days to hit a pair of HRs in an inning. He hits 3 consecutive HRs, including 2 in the 8th inning, as the Yankees rout the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 11-5. New York (42-33) is a half-game behind the Boston Red Sox. That year Cliff would hit .381 with 6 HRs against the Blue Jays pitching staff.
1985 - Current Yankees minor league P Pat Venditte was born. As of 2009, Pat Venditte is professional baseball's only ambidextrous pitcher. A natural right-hander, Venditte threw with both arms since he was a child, and his father encouraged it. After attending Creighton University, he was selected by the Yankees in the 20th round of the 2008 MLB amateur draft and made his pro debut that summer with the Staten Island Yankees. With Staten Island, he allowed just 3 earned runs in 30 appearances, posting a 0.83 ERA, and led the New York-Penn League with 23 saves. Following the season, he was named MiLB.com Short-Season Relief Pitcher of the Year. He began 2009 with the Charleston Riverdogs and saved 13 games and gave up only 2 earned runs in his 1st 18 outings. Venditte uses a 6-fingered glove with 2 thumbs. In 2008, the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation created a new rule pertaining the ambidextrous pitchers stating that a "pitcher must visually indicate to the umpire, batter and runner(s) which way he will begin pitching to the batter" because of Venditte.
1986 - The Yankees traded veteran OF Ken Griffey Sr. to the Atlanta Braves for OF Claudell Washington and minor league shortstop Paul Zuvella.
2000 - The Yankees tie a MLB record when 3 players (Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez and Jose Vizcaino) each hit sacrifice flies in the 4th inning against the Detroit Tigers. The MLB record was set by the Chicago White Sox on July 1, 1962, in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the
2009 - The Pittsburgh Pirates send 3b/1B Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees for 2 minor leaguers.
July 1st
1915 - The New York Yankees purchased P Dan Tipple from Indianapolis for undisclosed amount of cash. Dan went 1-1 in 3 games for the Yankees in 1915. 1935- Yankees OF George Selkirk suggests a cinder path aka “warning track”, six feet wide, be installed in the outfield so a player knows when he is nearing the wall. The MLB owners ignore his suggestion. 1938- Yankees C Bill Dickey drives in 7 runs during an 8-0 victory over the Washington Senators. Bill hits 3-HR in the 4th inning off of Nats starter Harry Kelly. In the 5th inning, he strikes again with a grand slam HR off of Kelly. The Yankees final run was score by a HR hit by Frank Crosetti.
1941 - Before 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio leads a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with scores of 7-2 and 9-2. The 2nd game is called after 5 innings. DiMaggio has 2 hits in the 1st game and 1 in the 2nd to tie Willie Keeler's MLB batting streak of 44 games. The Yankees have 25 hits in the 2 games, but fail to hit a HR in the 1st game, ending their AL streak of 25 consecutive games with at least one HR. The previous record, set by the Tigers in 1940, was 17
1950 - At Fenway Park, starter Tommy Byrne takes the loss for the Yankees, but rookie reliever Whitey Ford does little to help. In his MLB debut, Ford throws 4 2/3 innings, allowing 7 hits, 6 walks, and 5 earned runs. Boston rolls to a 13-4 win. Rookie 1B Walt Dropo hits a grand slam HR for the Red Sox to dump the Yankees into 3rd place in the AL.
1951 - Before 58,815 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees top the Boston Red Sox by the score of 5-2, behind Eddie Lopat’s 6-hitter. The victory moves the Yankees ahead of the Chicago White Sox by 4 percentage points. Jerry Coleman homers off of Mel Parnell, while Johnny Pesky connects for the Red Sox. Bobby Doerr singles for his 2,000th MLB career hit.
1952 - Former Yankees reserve OF Kerry Dineen (1975-1976) was born. He appeared in 29 games for the Yankees in 1975-1976, before being traded to the Philadelphia
1956 - Mickey Mantle belts homers from both sides of the plate in the same game for the 4th time in his MLB career. The Yankees win by the score of 8-6 over the Washington Senators.
1956 - Former New York Yankees Baseball Executive Brian Sabean (1987-1992) was born. Brian Sabean has been General Manager of the San Francisco Giants since September 1996. He also served the Giants as a senior vice-president of player personnel in 1995 and assistant to the GM in scouting/player personnel in 1993-1995. Prior to joining the Giants, he worked in the New York Yankees organization as Scouting Director in 1987-1990 and director of player development in 1991-1992. Sabean was an assistant coach at Saint Leo University in 1979 and the University of Tampa in 1980-1982. He was the head coach at Tampa in 1983-1984.
1957 - Baltimore Orioles' P George Zuverink and C Frank Zupo form the first 'Z' battery in MLB history as the Yankees still beat the Birds, by a score of 3-2.
1961 - The expansion Washington Senators stake rookie Carl Mathias to a 3-0 lead over the Yankees, but a Mickey Mantle solo HR shot, a few feet left of the 456-ft sign in LF at Yankee Stadium, puts New York on the board. The Nats up the score to 5-1, but Mantle then bangs a 3-run HR to make it 5-4 and knock out Mathias, who in his 11 ML games will give up 3 HRs to Mantle. In the 9th inning, Roger Maris hits a 2-run HR, his 28th, to give the Yankees, a 7-6 victory.
1962 - Angels OF Albie Pearson becomes the 1st player to go hitless in 11 at bats in a doubleheader (both 9-inning games). The Angels split a doubleheader with the Yankees, losing 6-3, before winning by the score of 12-5. The Angels veteran reliever Art Fowler helps himself to a win in the nightcap by driving in 4 runs on a pair of singles. The Yankees take over 1st place.
1964 - It's "Taxi Day" at Yankee Stadium with nearly 5,000 cabbies and their families are on hand as the Kansas City A’s runs up the meter to win, a 5-4 victory over the Yankees.
1966 - At Washington, Mickey Mantle HRs in the 1st inning off of starter Phil Ortega, as Yankees edge the Senators, by a score of 8-6. Mickey scores another run, when Joe Pepitone cracks a 2-run homer.
1970 - The return of Denny McLain following his MLB suspension is witnessed by a gathering of 53,863 fans and 71 writers. He is knocked out of the box in the 6th inning, but the Detroit Tigers rally to beat the Yankees in the 11th inning by the score of 6-5.
1979 - The Yankees hit 5 HRs off of Boston Red Sox starter Dennis Eckersley to win, by the score of 6-5. The Red Sox loses speedster Jerry Remy, batting .304 for the 1979 season, when he injures a knee sliding home. He will appear in only 7 more games all year. Remy will never swipe more than 16 bases, after averaging 35 steals his 1st 4 MLB seasons.
1982 - Former Yankees P Ray Scarborough (1952-1953) passed away (1917-1982). On August 22, 1952, Ray was purchased by the Yankees from the Boston Red Sox. Ray went 7-3 in 33 games for the Yankees in 1952-1953. He appeared in 1 game in the 1952 World Series for the Yankees. On August 4, 1953, Ray was released by the Yankees. He would finish the 1953 AL season with the Detroit Tigers, retiring from baseball at the end of the 1953 AL season.
1990 - New York Yankees starter Andy Hawkins throws the 1990 AL season's 6th no-hitter, but still loses by the score of 4-0 to the Chicago White Sox. With 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning, Yankees 3B Mike Blowers misplays Sammy Sosa's routine grounder for an error, and Hawkins walks 2 to load the bases. Yankee outfielders Jim Leyritz and Jesse Barfield drop back-to-back fly balls to allow all 4 runs to score. Jesse Barfield loses Ivan Calderon's fly ball in the sun and the ball bounces off his glove. Kansas City A’s knuckleball starter Ken Johnson in 1964, was the last pitcher to lose a no-hitter.
1996 - At Yankee Stadium, the Key outguns the Rocket, as Yankees starter Jimmy Key beats Boston Red Sox hurler Roger Clemens by a score of 2-0. Mike Aldrete's solo HR in the 7th inning is the 1st score for the Yankees.
2003 - Former Yankees P Bill Miller (1952-1954) passed away Bill was originally signed by the Philadelphia A’s, then he went to the New York Giants organization. On August 1, 1951, Bill was purchased by the Yankees from the Syracuse (IL). Bill appeared in 36 games with the Yankees, going 6-7, before being traded to the Baltimore Orioles in the big 17-player trade of December 1954. He went 0-1 for the 1954 Orioles before leaving the MLB as an active player.
2005 - In the game of the year, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in 13 innings. The score was tied 3-3 after 9 innings and both teams had to wiggle their way out of many jams to keep it that way. In the 12th inning, the Red Sox had runners on second and third with 2 outs when Trot Nixon lifted a fly ball to shallow left field. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter raced out and caught the ball before diving headfirst into the stands and bloodying his face, forcing him to leave the game. In the top of the 13th inning, Manny Ramirez homered to give the Red Sox the lead, but the Yankees staged a 2 out rally in the bottom half of the 13th inning. Ruben Sierra singled, and then came around to score on Miguel Cairo's game-tying RBI double. Pinch hitter John Flaherty, the last man off the Yankees' bench, followed that up with a game-winning ground-rule single to score Cairo.
July 2nd
1904 - Highly touted rookie Walter Clarkson, the top college (Harvard) pitcher and brother of two major leaguers, makes his MLB debut. He limits the Washington Senators to 8 hits, but the Highlanders manage just 4 hits and lose by the score of 3-2, in the first of two games.
1912 - At Hill Top Park in New York City, Boston Red Sox batter Larry Gardner legs out 2 inside-the-park HRs, but the Red Sox still lose the game by the score of 9-7 to the Yankees.
1922 - The Philadelphia A’s OF Tilly Walker hits 2 HRs, giving him 4 in 2 days, as the A's lose to the Yankees by the score of 9-3. He will finish with 37 HRs for the season, 2 ahead of Yankees Babe Ruth. The A’s, with the AL's winningest pitcher in Eddie Rommel (27-13) and losingest in Slim Harriss (9-20) will lead the AL with 114 HRs and climb out of the AL cellar.
1931 - Babe Ruth homers to drive in a run for the 11th consecutive game as the Yankees drub the Detroit Tigers by a score of 12-1. Ruth has 18 RBI in the string.
1938 - Former Yankees reliever Hal Reniff (1961-1967) was born (1938-2004). Hal was signed as MLB free agent in 1956. He appeared in 247 games with Yankees posting an 18-20 record with 41 saves out of the Yankees bullpen, before being sold to the New York Mets in June of 1967. Hal would pitch for the Yankees AAA team in Syracuse in the early 1970’s, before retiring as an active player.
1941 - On sweltering day in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler's 1897's MLB record consecutive game hit streak of 45 games with a 3-run HR off of Boston Red Sox hurler Richard Newsome.
1946 - The Yankees nip the Boston Red Sox by the score of 2-1, before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 69,107 fans. Yankees starter Spud Chandler walks 9 batters in the 1st 4 innings, but takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning, before Red Sox INF Bobby Doerr hits a 1-out single.
1948 - The Washington Senators beat the Yankees by the score of 2-1, in 12 innings as Walt Masterson allows only 3 hits and goes all the way for the win. Tom McBride makes 12 putouts to set the AL record for PO in LF in extra innings. The Yankees drop 2 games behind 1st-place Cleveland Indians and 1 1/2 games behind the Philadelphia A's.
1950 - The New York Yankees gain a split of their 4-game series at Fenway Park by trouncing the Boston Red Sox by a score of 15-9. Veteran Johnny Mize plays 1B for the Yankees, he contributes with a HR and a single.
1961 - The Yankees hit 5 HRs, including HR #28 by Mickey Mantle and HRs #'s 29 and 30 by Roger Maris, easily beating the expansion Washington Senators by a score of 13-4.
1962 - At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle deposits a 6th inning HR halfway up the 3rd tier in RF to lead the Yankees to a 8-4 win over the Kansas City A's. Mickey walks his other 3 times up.
1964 - Former Yankees DH Jose Canseco (2000) was born. Jose was claimed on waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the 2000 AL season. He appeared in 37 games with 6 HRS, 19 RBIs with .243 BA.
1964 - Former Yankees minor league P Ozzie Canseco was born. Ozzie was signed as a pitcher by the Yankees as a 2nd round draft choice in 1983 MLB player draft. He was released by the New York Yankees organization on July 4, 1986.
1966 - Frank Howard, Don Lock, and Ken McMullen hit consecutive HRs with 2 outs in the 6th inning, as Washington Senators starter Mike McCormick pitches a complete game. The Senators defeat a winless Whitey Ford and the Yankees by a score of 10-4. Mike McCormick is the winner for the Senators, giving up 5 hits including a Mickey Mantle HR, his 14th of the 1966 AL season, in the 9th inning.
1978 - Ron Guidry wins his 13th consecutive game, the best start in Yankees history, in beating the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3-2. With the Yankees down 2-0, Mickey Rivers long drive to right is caught by a fan reaching down to take it away from Detroit's Mickey Stanley. The fan drops the ball and Stanley, waiting for an interference call, fails to retrieve the ball. “Mick the Quick” motors for an inside-the-park HR and the Yankees tie the game at 2-2, eventually winning it.
1989 - Milwaukee Brewers OF Robin Yount, 33, collects his 2,500th hit in a 10 2 win over the Yankees. Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Hank Aaron and Mel Ott are the only players to reach that milestone at a younger age.
2002 - The New York Yankees obtained OF Raul Mondesi from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league P Scott Wiggins.
2007 - New York Yankees starter Roger Clemens allows 2 hits in eight innings against the Minnesota Twins en route to his 350th win in the major leagues. The last pitcher to reach 350 victories in MLB was Warren Spahn in 1963
July 3rd
1911 - At Philadelphia, the A's 3B Frank “Home Run” Baker hits for the cycle in a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees in 2nd game of a doubleheader.
1912 - Walter Johnson picks up a win and is given a rare rest in the 6th inning as Washington Senators coasts to a 10-2 win over the Highlanders. Johnson will rack up an AL record 16 straight wins, before he is beaten.
1914 - Philadelphia A’s starters Chief Bender and Bob Shawkey whitewash the New York Yankees by the scores of 2-0 and 1-0, for an A's doubleheader sweep.
1914 - Former Yankees reserve C Buddy Rosar (1939-1942) was born. (1914-1994).Buddy was the back up catcher for the Yankees. In 1942, Buddy was selected to AL All Star team. On December 17, 1942, he was traded by the Yankees along with Roy Cullenbine to the Cleveland Indians for Roy Weatherly and Oscar Grimes.
1922 - Former Yankees pitching coach and MLB player Art Fowler (1975-1978) was born. Art was longtime pitching coach for Manager Billy Martin.
1922 - Bob Meusel hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in his MLB career to pace the Yankees to a 12-1 whipping of the Philadelphia A’s. Meusel and Ruth go back-to-back in the 7th inning as Carl Mays cruises to his 22nd straight win over the A’s. As noted by baseball historian Ted Farmer, all of Carl Mays wins against the A’s have been complete games.
1923 - For the 2nd time of the 1923 AL season, Babe Ruth hits a 15th inning game-winning-HR, as Yankee starter Joe Bush going all 15 innings gets a 2-1 victory over the Washington Senators.
1925 - The New York Yankees released veteran OF Whitey Witt (1922-1925).On April 17, 1922, Whitey was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia A’s. He appeared in 464 games for the Yankees, hitting .300; Whitey appeared in the 1922 and 1923 World Series for the Yankees, hitting .233 in 11 games.
1932 - With a Boston law restricting games within 1000 feet of a church on Sundays no longer in effect, the 1st Sunday game is played at Fenway Park with the Boston Red Sox losing to the Yankees, by a score of 13-2.
1940 - Former Yankee reserve INF Cesar Tovar (1976) was born. On September 1, 1976, he was signed as a MLB free agent with the Yankees. He was only in 13 games for the Yankees, hitting just .154. On December 17, 1976, he was released by the Yankees.
1941 - Former Yankees reliever Casey Cox (1972-1973) was born. On August 30, 1972, Casey was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for P Jim Roland. Casey appeared in 6 games going 0-1 for the Yankees.
1950 - Yankees rookie 1B Joe Collins is not hitting well, with veteran OF/1B Tommy Henrich still injured. Yankees Co-Owner Dan Topping asks veteran CF Joe DiMaggio to play 1B in an experiment. In the 7-2 Yankees loss, he handles 13 plays cleanly but is clearly not happy with the move. He goes back into OF when RF Hank Bauer sprains his ankle. After this 1-game experiment, Joe returns to the outfield. Yankees Manager Casey Stengel was hoping the new position for Joe DiMaggio would extend his playing career with the Yankees. Joe never forgave Casey for not asking him to his face to play 1B for the team. Fortunately Tommy Henrich returns and plays an excellent 1B for the Yankees.
1951 - Former Yankees reliever Hugh Casey (1949) shoots himself in a hotel room in Atlanta, GA. He was 37 years old. At the time of his death, Casey was pitching for the Atlanta Crackers, a minor league team. Hugh Casey spent most of his MLB career with the Dodgers. On September 4, 1949, Hugh was signed as a MLB free agent by the New York Yankees. He appeared in 4 games with 1-0 record. On October 13, 1949, Hugh Casey was released by the Yankees. He never appeared in the majors again.
1953 - Former Yankees P Frank Tanana (1993) was born. On September 17, 1993, Frank was traded by the New York Mets to the Yankees for minor league P Kenny Greer. Frank went 0-3 in 3 games for the 1993 Yankees.
1955 - Former Yankees P Matt Keough (1983) was born. In 1983 Keough was traded by the Oakland A’s to the 1983 Yankees for 2 minor leaguers: P Ben Callahan and 1B/DH Marshall Brant. Matt went 3-4 in 12 games for the 1983 Yankees He continued to struggle, putting up a 5.33 ERA in 99 2/3 innings. In 1984, he voluntarily went down to the AA Nashville Sounds in the spring in an unsuccessful attempt to learn a knuckleball, and finally succumbed to the shoulder pain. Keough was placed on the disabled list with a strained rotator cuff and was released at the end of the year.
1960 - Before 50,556 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees sweep 2 games from the Detroit Tigers, winning by scores of 7-6 and 6-2. In the opener, Yankees closer Ryne Duren fans Tigers OF Charlie Maxwell with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the 9th inning. Detroit is ahead by the score of 2-1 in the nightcap, when Norm Cash argues at length about a call at 1B, and he finally gets tossed from the game. When play resumes Tigers’ reliever Pete Burnside served up a 3-run HR to Mickey Mantle. The Yankees are 23-5 since June 5th; now lead the AL by 3 games. 1962- The Yankees need all 5 HRs, 2 each by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, plus one by 2B Bobby Richardson to edge the Kansas City A's by a score of 8-7. Mantle's 2nd HR, in the 8th inning, is the tiebreaker.
1966 - Mickey Mantle hits a 1st inning HR, and for the 2nd time this week has hit 3 HRs in consecutive times at bat. New York blows a 5-0 lead in the 8th inning as the Washington Senators storm back. Bobby Richardson HRs in the 11th inning to give New York, a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Paul Casanova goes is on 1B, when a sac bunt moves him to 2B. He overruns the bag and decides to head to 3B, where he knocks the ball away from INF Tom Tresh. He then continues to home where he is thrown out by a mile.
1967- Current New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman was born. Brian Cashman has been General Manager of the New York Yankees since 1998. Under his leadership, the Yankees have won 3 World Series championships and 5 AL pennants. He previously served as Yankees assistant GM from 1995 to 1997. Brian replaced GM Bob Watson in 1998.
1975 - Former Yankees P Christian Parker (2001) was born. Christian went 0-1 with the Yankees in 2001. On March 22, 2000, he was sent by the Montreal Expos to the Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 22, 1999. The Expos sent players to be named later and P Jake Westbrook to the Yankees for P Hideki Irabu. The Expos will send P Ted Lilly on March 17, 2000 and P Christian Parker on March 22, 2000 to the Yankees to complete the trade.
1977 - New York Yankees starter Ron Guidry pitches his 2nd consecutive shutout of the 1977 AL season, a 6-hit, 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Yankees Roy White broke up the scoreless duel with a run-scoring double in the 8th inning.
1978 - At Fenway Park, Carl Yastrzemski strokes a run-scoring double in the 3rd, his 2,800th MLB career hit, as the Boston Red Sox pummel the Yankees by the score of 9-5. Yaz adds 2 singles in Boston's 12-hit attack, as Dennis Eckersley (9-2) tops Ed Figueroa. The win moves Boston ahead of 2nd place Milwaukee Brewers by 7 1/2 games with the Yankees now trailing by 8 games.
1980 - The MLB's largest crowd in 7 years (73,096) watches Tribe starter Wayne Garland 2-hit the Yankees 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium.
1996 - The New York Yankees signed Venezuelan OF Jackson Melian, who had just turned 16, to a contract for $1.6 million. His bonus is a record for Latino ball players. He never reaches the MLB as a player.
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Game 75: Yankees @ Dodgers

XM: 175

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (46-28)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF

Pitching and batting ninth: LHP Andy Pettitte

DODGERS (40-34)
Rafael Furcal SS
Ronnie Belliard 2B
Andre Ethier RF
Manny Ramirez LF
Casey Blake 3B
James Loney 1B
Russell Martin C
Reed Johnson CF

Pitching and batting ninth: LHP Clayton Kershaw

Yankees vs. Kershaw

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ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSG. Anderson823330310111.402.410.549.958M. Ramirez77328042077.416.465.6751.140J. Carroll152000020.133.235.133.369R. Furcal121100002.083.083.167.250R. Johnson111100031.091.286.182.468C. Blake71000022.143.333.143.476R. Belliard41100100.250.250.500.750R. Martin20000100.000.000.000.000Totals210711407321523.338.383.505.888Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Andy Pettitte has made four starts against the Dodgers, all as an Astro, and is 2-0, with a 3.33 ERA. Here are some more of Andy's 2010 stats: FIP: 3.67, xFIP: 4.04, BABIP: .265, K/9: 6.58, BB/9: 2.58, HR/9: 0.76, GB rate: 44.3%, WAR: 1.9.

- Clayton Kershaw has never faced the Yankees, but here are some of his 2010 stats: FIP: 3.30, xFIP: 4.14, BABIP: .295, K/9: 10.11, BB/9: 4.71, HR/9: 0.49, GB rate: 36.6%, WAR: 2.0.

- If you were wondering, Joe Girardi will not be skipping A.J. Burnett's next turn through the rotation. He said this to the media today: “I don’t think he’s necessarily going to benefit from it right now. We need A.J., and A.J has the ability to pitch well. And I believe he’s going to pitch well. We just have to keep working.”

- Dave Eiland will be rejoining the Yankees on Tuesday.

- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Dodgers 2010 batting stats.

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6/27 Minor League Report - Montero Starting to Heat Up

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (43-33) beat Rochester 8-6 (33-42) 8-6: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 2-for-4, BB
Reid Gorecki CF: 0-for-5
Eduardo Nunez SS: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 3 R
Jesus Montero DH: 2-for-3, HR (2), 2 RBI (31), 2 BB, 3 R - Now batting .254... Apparently, it was quite a piece of hitting.
P.J. Pilittere 1B: 3-for-4, 2 RBI (5), BB, 2 R
Reegie Corona 2B: 0-for-4, BB
Eric Bruntlett 3B: 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI (15)
Chad Moeller C: 0-for-5
Greg Golson RF: 2-for-4, RBI (18)

Pitching:
Zach McAllister (W, 6-5): 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (4.55 ERA)
Jason Hirsh: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.40 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: McAllister 99-67, Hirsh 27-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: McAllister 5-11, Hirsh 1-1.

(Double-A) Trenton (45-29) lost to New Hampshire (46-30) 8-6: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Daniel Brewer LF: 1-for-5
Austin Krum CF: 0-for-4, BB
Austin Romine DH: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (40), BB, R
Brandon Laird 3B: 2-for-5, 2B, R
Matthew Cusick 2B: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R
Jose Gil C: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (20), BB, 2 R
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI (25)
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-2, RBI (31)
Justin Snyder RF: 0-for-1, 3 BB, R

Pitching:
Lance Pendleton: 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (3.70 ERA)
Cory Arbiso: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (4.09 ERA)
Wilkins Arias (H, 9): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (3.03 ERA)
Tim Norton (BS, 1): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (1.29 ERA)
Grant Duff (BS, 2)(L, 1-4): 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (2.84 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Pendleton 0-0, Arbiso 5-0, Arias 1-1, Norton 2-0, Duff 2-0.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 39-33; Second Half: 3-1) beat Lakeland (Overall: 38-36; Second Half: 1-3) 6-5 in 14 innings: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF-CF: 3-for-7, 2B, R, 2 SB (4)
Jose Pirela DH: 0-for-6, BB, 2 R
Corban Joseph 2B: 4-for-6, 4 2B, 2 RBI (40), IBB, 2 R
Bradley Suttle 3B: 3-for-6, 2 RBI (35), BB
Melky Mesa CF: 2-for-7, RBI (30), R
Abraham Almonte RF: 2-for-7, SB (6)
Walter Ibarra SS: 2-for-6, BB
Mitch Abeita C: 1-for-3, RBI (15)
Trent Lockwood PH-1B: 0-for-3
Myron Leslie 1B-C: 1-for-6

Pitching:
Dellin Betances: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, HB (0.39 ERA)
Trenton Lare (H, 6): 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (3.67 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz (BS, 2): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (2.40 ERA)
J.B. Cox: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, HB (8.59 ERA)
Juan Marcano (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA) - first game since being promoted from the GCL Yanks

Groundouts-flyouts: Betances 7-2, Lare 3-3, Ortiz, J 2-1, Cox, J 6-1, Marcano 2-2.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 31-42; Second Half: 0-4) lost to Greenville (Overall: 40-34; Second Half: 4-0) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Francisco Santana RF: 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI (2), R - first game since being demoted
Jimmy Paredes 2B: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (28), R, SB (27)
Neil Medchill LF: 1-for-4
JR Murphy C: 0-for-4
Robert Lyerly 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (31)
Kyle Higashioka DH: 1-for-4
Kelvin Castro SS: 0-for-4, 3 K's
Emerson Landoni 3B: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Michael Solbach: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP (3.33 ERA)
Ryan Acosta: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (4.59 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (L, 5-3): 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HB (1.73 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Solbach 3-7, Acosta, R 1-5, Flannery 3-1.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (4-5) beat Hudson Valley (5-4) 8-6: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 1-for-4, R, SB (2)
Casey Stevenson 2B: 0-for-3, BB
Shane Brown LF: 1-for-3, RBI (1), R
Kyle Roller DH: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 1-for-3, BB, 2 R
Kelvin De Leon RF: 2-for-4, 2 HR (2), 6 RBI (8), 2 R
Jose Mojica SS: 1-for-3
Luis Parache 3B: 0-for-4,
Jeffrey Farnham C: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Zachary Vance: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (5.40 ERA)
Bryant Cotton: 1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (22.50 ERA)
Michael Recchia: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Chas Whitley (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Varce 5-1, Cotton 0-2, Recchia 1-2, Whitley 2-1.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (3-3) had an off day.

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Only In Hollywood Would This Happen...Oh Wait, It Did!

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A-Rod and Torre Break The Ice

From George A. King III: Rodriguez, who refused to discuss Torre's impact on him during the four years they were together with the Yankees and didn't get together with Torre during the first two days at Dodger Stadium, approached Torre behind the batting cage while the Dodgers hit.

When Torre saw Rodriguez get close, he feigned jumping back but then the men embraced. A 30-second chat followed and Rodriguez went to talk to two fans in the seats by the Yankees' dugout.

"It was important to go there, it was the mature thing to do," Rodriguez said after the Yankees' 8-6 come-from-behind, 10-inning victory last night. "I didn't want to let things linger. I wanted to build on what I have been building on for the last two years, to do the right thing. I didn't want to let it linger, you don't know when the next time I will see Joe."Smart move by A-Rod, if anything, just to shut people up about it. Plus, it's obviously always better to leave any kind of situation on good terms rather than bad.

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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Five Prospects Revisited

You can read the original post, from 28 April 2010, here.

David Adams - 23, 2B, Trenton
.309/.393/.507, 3 HR, 32 RBI, 5 SB (2 CS)

Prior to going down for several weeks with a sprained right ankle, Adams was raking for the Thunder - at the time of his injury, Adams was third in the Eastern League in RBI. It's also worth noting that Adams' defense has continued to improve (he's flashed greater range and had yet to make an error in 2010), which scouts had initially perceived as a possible issue.

Eduardo Nunez - 23, SS, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
.320/.356/.416, 2 HR, 35 RBI, 14 SB (3 CS)

The enigmatic shortstop is having his best all-around season thus far, demonstrating the sort of glovework the Yankees were expecting upon signing him out of the Dominican Republic while swinging a hot bat. His dramatic improvement across the board is noteworthy, but his major league prospects appear to be fuzzy for the time being.

Jose Ramirez - 20, RHP, Charleston
70.2 IP, 61 H, 23 BB, 65 K, 3.44 ERA, 0.89 G/F

While he's cooled a bit since his hot start, Ramirez's numbers remain impressive. I am particularly encourage about the increase in groundball outs as the season's progressed, as his career numbers indicate some severe flyball tendencies. If this positive trend can continue, Ramirez's ceiling could be raised significantly.

Graham Stoneburner - 22, RHP, Charleston/Tampa
Charleston - 39.0 IP, 27 H, 10 BB, 44 K, 2.08 ERA, 2.67 G/F
Tampa - 42.0 IP, 21 H, 11 BB, 39 K, 1.93 ERA, 1.69 G/F

Stoneburner has been nothing short of dominant in 2010, demonstrating solid control, swing-and-miss stuff, and excellent groundball numbers. While a bit of regression is due (his BABIP is about fifty points lower than expected), it's difficult to look at his numbers and not be impressed… hell, his numbers may be even more impressive than his name.

Adam Warren - 22, RHP, Tampa
63.0 IP, 60 H, 14 BB, 48 K, 2.86 ERA, 3.30 G/F

No - the 3.30 G/F is not a typo. While Warren's offspeed stuff remains in its infancy, his ability to generate groundball outs is excellent - particularly when coupled with his stellar control. The strikeout numbers are a bit lower than I expected, but I cannot help but think that that will improve, along with his slider and change-up.

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Game 74: Yankees @ Dodgers

XM: 188

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (46-27)

Jeter
Granderson
Teixiera
Rodriguez
Cano
Swisher
Cervelli
Gardner
Burnett

Pitching and batting ninth: RHP A.J. Burnett (6-6, 4.83 ERA)

DODGERS (39-34)

Furcal
kemp
Ethier
Ramirez
Loney
Blake
Martin
Dewitt
Kuroda

Pitching and batting ninth: RHP Hiroki Kuroda (6-5, 3.06 ERA)

Yankees vs. Kuroda

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ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSR. Furcal299000134.310.394.310.704G. Anderson145101302.357.357.6431.000J. Carroll133100005.231.286.308.593C. Blake82001213.250.333.625.958R. Belliard41000120.250.500.250.750M. Ramirez31001132.333.6671.3332.000Totals71212038916.296.390.451.841Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- A.J. Burnett has faced the Dodgers seven times in his career, and is 3-2, with a 2.45 ERA. However, this will be his first start against them since 2005.

In his last four starts A.J. is 0-4 with a 10.35 ERA this month. In 20 innings he's allowed 23 earned runs on 29 hits, walked 11, and sturck out 14. He's also given up 9 homers over that stretch. Here are some more of Burnett's 2010 stats: FIP: 4.83, xFIP: 4.97, BABIP: .308, K/9: 6.60, BB/9: 3.45, HR/9: 1.28, GB rate: 46.9%, WAR: 0.5.

- This will be Hiroki Kuroda's first career start against the Yankees.

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Pedroia Heads To DL With Broken Foot

From SI.com:The All-Star second baseman was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a broken left foot and it's unclear how long he might be sidelined or whether he could need surgery. He said inserting a pin into the foot is an option to help him heal more quickly, but Pedroia will know more after he is examined by team doctors back home on Monday.

...

"There's nothing we can do. The level of my disappointment is not going to make him heal quicker," Francona said. "He came in here today and asked who was going to play second. I've never seen a kid care as much about a team. He's as legit a player and a person as they come."

The injury is a major blow to the Red Sox, who began the day three games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. Pedroia joins Josh Beckett, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Lowell and Jeremy Hermida on Boston's disabled list.

Pedroia was on crutches Saturday and wearing a walking boot. Francona knew the injury could be more serious just because Pedroia was unable to put pressure on the foot late Friday. The manager said the Red Sox sent scans of his foot to their team doctors, and the two-time All-Star will be examined by orthopedist Dr. George Theodore on Monday.

"I don't know that we have a parameter yet," Francona said, acknowledging surgery could be necessary. "When we know the severity of it, then we'll have some parameters. I think anybody that's been around Dustin would bet on him being quicker than anybody humanly possible healing. But they don't know the extent of it yet."Oh well, sucks for Boston.

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6/26 Minor League Report - Montero Goes Yard For Scranton

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (42-33) beat Rochester 2-1 (33-41) 7-6: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 2-for-6, SB (2)
Reid Gorecki RF: 1-for-5, BB
Eduardo Nunez SS: 2-for-5, 3B, BB
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 1-for-6
Jesus Montero C: 3-for-6, HR (5), RBI (29), R - average goes up to .249
Rene Rivera DH: 0-for-6
Reegie Corona 2B: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 BB, R, SB (9)
Eric Bruntlett 3B: 0-for-5, IBB
Greg Golson CF: 1-for-4, RBI (17), HBP - walk-off sac fly in the 13th

Pitching:
Ivan Nova: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, WP (3.00 ERA)
Royce Ring: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.44 ERA)
Eric Wordekemper: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (1.21 ERA)
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.86 ERA)
Zack Segovia (W, 3-1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.84 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Nova 94-57, Ring 3-3, Wordekemper 19-9, Albaladejo 28-18, Melancon 22-14, Segovia 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Nova 11-4, Ring 0-0, Wordekemper 0-4, Albaladejo 3-1, Melancon 4-0, Segovia 0-1.

(Double-A) Trenton (45-28) beat New Hampshire (45-30) 2-0: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Daniel Brewer LF: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R, SB (20)
Austin Krum CF: 0-for-3, BB
Austin Romine C: 1-for-3, BB
Brandon Laird, 3B: 0-for-2, BB, HBP
Matthew Cusick DH: 1-for-3, RBI (5), BB, R
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Edwar Gonzalez RF: 0-for-4
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-4
Justin Snyder 2B: 1-for-4, RBI (12)

Pitching:
David Phelps (W, 6-0): 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K (2.04 ERA)
Ryan Pope (H, 3): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.11 ERA)
Grant Duff (S, 8): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.76 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Phelps 6-3, Pope 3-2, Duff 2-1.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 38-33; Second Half: 2-1) beat Clearwater (Overall: 38-35; Second Half: 1-2) 4-3: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 3-for-5, 3 2B, R, SB (2)
Jose Pirela SS: 0-for-4, BB
Corban Joseph 2B: 2-for-4, 2B, IBB, 2 R
Melky Mesa CF: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI (29), 2 BB, R, 2 SB (20)
Zolio Almonte RF: 2-for-4, RBI (2), BB, SB (2) - walk-off single in the ninth
Trent Lockwood 1B: 0-for-3, BB
Jack Rye DH: 0-for-2, BB, RBI (25)
Mitch Abeita C: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Walter Ibarra 3B: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Adam Olbrychowski: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HB (2.64 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HB (1.98 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz (W, 3-0): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.20 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Olbrychowski 7-4, Venditte 2-6, Ortiz, J 2-0.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 31-41; Second Half: 0-3) lost to Greenville (Overall: 39-34; Second Half: 3-0) 9-5: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 2-for-4, RBI (8), BB, R
JR Murphy C: 2-for-4, 2B, 3B, RBI (21), R
Jimmy Paredes 2B: 2-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI (27), R, SB (26)
Neil Medchill LF: 0-for-4
Deangelo Mack RF: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Kyle Higashioka DH: 0-for-4
Robert Lyerly 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, R
Kelvin Castro SS: 1-for-3, BB, R
Hector Rabago 3B: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Jose Ramirez: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, WP (3.57 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins (H, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (4.26 ERA)
Andy Shive (BS, 1)(L, 0-1): 2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (4.50 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (3.63 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Ramirez, Jo 10-3, Watkins, B 1-2, Shive 4-0, Tatis 3-0.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (3-5) lost to Huddson Valley (5-3) 8-1: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 1-for-4
Luis Parache 2B: 1-for-4, RBI (2)
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 0-for-4
Kyle Roller DH: 0-for-4
Carlos Urena 3B: 0-for-4
Michael Ferraro LF: 0-for-3
Kelvin De Leon RF: 0-for-2, BB
Jose Mojica SS: 0-for-3
Nick McCoy C: 1-for-2, 2B, BB, R

Pitching:
Wilton Rodriguez (L, 0-2): 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HB (3.48 ERA)
Manuel Barreda: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (8.53 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Rodriguez, W 5-3, Barreda 5-4.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (3-3) lost to the GCL Phillies (4-2) 3-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Anderson Felix 2B: 1-for-4
Cito Culver DH: 1-for-4
Gary Sanchez C: 1-for-3, HBP
Ramon Flores RF: 0-for-4
Reymond Nunez 1B: 0-for-3, BB, R
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 0-for-0, HBP
Jose Toussen PR-3B: 0-for-3, R, SB (1)
Jose Rosario SS: 0-for-3, RBI (3)
Nathan Aron LF: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI (1)
Judd Golsan CF: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Brett Marshall: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HB (2.25 ERA)
Nik Turley (L, 0-1): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (1.50 ERA)
Erick Tapia: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Marshall 6-4, Turley 4-2, Tapia, E 2-0.

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Burnett's Disastrous Month Continues, Yanks Fall 9-4

(A.J. takes out his frustrations on a bucket of gum.)

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Congratulations A.J., you just had the worst month in Yankees history. His 11.35 ERA this June was the worst in by any Yankees pitcher with at least five starts in a month. Honestly, I may just stop watching games he starts until he gets back on track, because it's becoming a frustrating waste of time.

Last night, he was handed a 3-0 lead before he even took the mound, thanks to a first-inning three-run homer by Mark Teixeira. But it didn't take too long for Burnett to begin giving those runs back. Two of the first three batters he faced singled, Manny Ramirez was next and drove in a run with a ground-rule double, and then James Loney drove in another with a sacrifice fly.

Both teams went down scoreless in the second, and then the Yankees extended their lead back up to two with a run in the third. That would be the last lead of the game for the Yankees, because Burnett, who had a decent second inning, completely fell apart.

Here's the first five batters of the bottom of the third: 5-pitch walk, single, 5-pitch walk, single, 5-pitch walk. He finally recorded an out, actually two, when Russel Martin grounded into a double play, but the lead run would score on the play and it was 5-4 Dodgers.

The Yankees had a chanced to score in the next inning, when they got two on with one out. Nick Swisher reached when Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda threw a wild pitch on a swinging strike three, and Brett Gardner singled a couple batters later to put men on the corners with the pitcher's spot coming up.

Burnett had already given up five runs so I figured Girardi would hand this one over to the pen, even after just three, and bring up a pinch hitter. Well, he didn't, Burnett bunted Gardner over to second, and Derek Jeter struck out to end the inning, and worst of all, Burnett was coming out for the fourth.

Burnett allowed the first two batters to reach; Furcal on a bunt single and Kemp on a walk, and that would be the end of his day. So by trying to get an extra inning or two out of Burnett not only led to giving away a free out with runners on the corners, but it meant that Boone Logan now has to come in the game in the fourth, but instead of nobody on, they're are now two on with nobody out. Maybe it's just me, but I think it's easier for a pitcher to come out of the pen to start an inning rather than in the middle of a rally.

Logan not only allowed both of the inherited runners to score, but one of his own and the Dodgers extended their lead to 7-4.

Those two runners made it six runs allowed on six hits and six walks for Burnett in just 3

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Rosenthal: O's Want A SS For Wigginton

From Ken Rosenthal:Orioles won't move Wigginton unless they get back young SS. It's a self-defeating stance: No team will trade young SS for Wigginton.My view is that the Yankees, since they have Jeter, can afford to part with a young SS. But that doesn't mean it's something they should do. I agree with Rosenthal when he says says that no team will actually give the Orioles what they're asking for. So the Yankees would be wise to stay away until the price drops, which it eventually will when the O's realize nobody will give them what they want.

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Facing Torre Brings Back Old Memories For Yanks

Bryan Hoch wrote this nice piece about how the Yankees feel about facing their former manager and how it's bringing back some fond memories. There are a lot of good quotes in the article, but here are a few from the core fore:

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Brackman Gets a Promotion

Josh Norris is reporting that RHP Andrew Brackman has been promoted from High-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton. In 12 starts for Tampa this year he went 5-4, with a 5.10 ERA, but has posted a 2.84 ERA over his last eight starts.

For more on Brackman, check out this post that Domenic wrote last week.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Pregame notes: Familiar questions

Surrounded by reports in the visiting clubhouse here in Phoenix, Phil Hughes was answering all of the questions you’d expect about his innings limit and his turn being skipped. When someone asked whether he knew exactly how many innings he would be allowed to pitch, Joba Chamberlain leaned over the crowd.

“High five,” he said, holding his left hand up to Hughes. “Someone else gets the question. Awesome!”

No, Hughes doesn’t know exactly how many innings he’s allowed to throw this season. He hasn’t asked. The only thing he asked when the Yankees told him his turn was being skipped this week was whether he’d have to miss another start before the all-star break. The Yankees assured him that, for now, it’s only this start that’s being skipped.

“I assume there are going to be some scenarios where something needs to happen in the second half,” Hughes said. “I can’t imagine one start prior to the all-star break being the breaking point of my innings limit. I didn’t ask about the second half because it’s so far off.”

Girardi said the Yankees are hoping to avoid last year’s Joba Chamberlain situation. The early season injury to Chien-Ming Wang kept the Yankees from being able to skip Chamberlain early last season, and they were forced to give him those strange three- and four-inning starts late in the year.

“Obviously you’d love to be able to say in spring training, here’s the plan, here’s exactly what we’re going to do,” Girardi said. “You’re going to average 6.1 innings per game and you’re going to get to your innings limitation on September 30. But the one thing I’m not going to do is I’m not going to jeopardize the game that he’s pitching in because of his innings limitation. If he’s dealing through six and it’s a 2-1 game, I’m not taking him out because of his innings limitation. We’ll worry about (later) and we’ll adjust.

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Game 70: Yankees at Diamondbacks

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YANKEES (43-26)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
A.J. Burnett RHP

RHP A.J. Burnett (6-5, 4.33)
Burnett vs.Diamondbacks

DIAMONDBACKS (27-43)
Kelly Johnson 2B
Stephen Drew SS
Justin Upton RF
Miguel Montero C
Chris Young CF
Adam LaRoche 1B
Mark Reynolds 3B
Gerardo Parra LF
Rodrigo Lopez RHP

RHP Rodrigo Lopez (2-6, 4.70)
Lopez vs. Yankees

TIME/TV: 10:09 p.m. / YES Network and ESPN

UMPIRES: HP John Hirshbeck, 1B Wally Bell, 2B James Hoye, 3B Laz Diaz

WEATHER: It’s really, really hot outside. But the roof is closed so it feels nice at the park.

NOT A GOOD MEMORY: Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams and Mark Grace threw out the first pitch. All three played on the 2001 Diamondbacks team that beat the Yankees in the World Series.

FAMILIAR NUMBER: Colin Curtis is the latest Yankee given jersey No. 27.

DIAMONDBACKS MOVE: Before the game, the D-Backs called up outfielder Cole Gillespie from Triple-A and optioned infielder Ryan Roberts. Gillespie was hitting .289 with four triples and four home runs in Triple-A.

UPDATE, 10:22 p.m.: After two quick outs A.J. Burnett is laboring a little bit here in the first inning. Justin Upton went deep to center field — really deep to center field — and now he’s allowed back to back singles… And before I could finish that sentence, Adam LaRoche hit a three-run bomb. Four runs, all with two outs, and it’s a 4-0 Diamondbacks lead.

UPDATE, 10:26 p.m.: Now it’s gotten ugly. Ryan Reynolds just took Burnett deep. It’s 5-0 Diamondbacks. That’s the fourth time the D-Backs have gone back-to-back this season. Reynold and LaRoche have gone back to back three times.

UPDATE, 10:35 p.m.: Well that’s finally over. Burnett struck out the pitcher to strand a double. Thank goodness for a National League lineup.

UPDATE, 10:50 p.m.: Is there any way to just let A.J. Burnett get the first two outs of every inning, then send someone else in for the third out? It’s now 6-0 Arizona on a two-out RBI double.

UPDATE, 10:59 p.m.: The Yankees have gotten into the two-out scoring thing. A two-out RBI triple by Nick Swisher has scored Brett Gardner and put the Yankees on the board, 6-1.

UPDATE, 11:26 p.m.: Two outs. Bases empty. The Diamondbacks turned it into a run. This is insane. It’s 7-1 Diamondbacks and every D-Backs run has scored in an inning that was two outs, bases empty.

UPDATE, 11:34 p.m.: Colin Curtis is making his major league debut pinch hitting for A.J. Burnett in the fifth inning. Burnett’s line: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.

UPDATE, 11:43 p.m.: Chad Guadin is now pitching (and batting ninth). And some guy just proposed on the big screen. He got a yes. So, you know, I guess that’s good news.

UPDATE, 11:55 p.m.: A foul ball into the press box just hit off the official scorer’s hands and bounced out into the crowd. He literally announced to the press box that he was declaring an error on himself. “It hit my hand,” he said.

UPDATE, 12:00 a.m.: The heart of the Yankees order just did something! Lead-off single by Teixeira and an RBI double by Rodriguez. It’s now 7-2 and this place is loud.

UPDATE, 12:02 p.m.: Add a hard-hit sac fly by Posada and it’s now 7-3. Still a long way to go, but the Yankees are making a little bit of noise.

UPDATE, 12:08 p.m.: I can’t imagine Chad Guadin trying to hit Upton in that situation, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see retaliation from the D-Backs.

UPDATE, 12:15 p.m.: Chad Huffman is now pinch hitting for Gaudin after a bunt single by 3-for-3 Brett Gardner.

UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: A rare showing of frustration from Mark Teixeira who looked like he was going to break his bat over his knee after popping out with runners at the corners. He instead just slammed the bat flat to the ground. It’s still 7-3. Chan Ho Park in to pitch.

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Burnett takes fourth straight loss

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A.J. Burnett has made four starts this month. He’s lost all four. Tonight he allowed seven runs, all of them coming after Burnett had two outs and the bases empty. The Yankees offense couldn’t keep up and lost 10-4. The D-Backs have been a bad team this season, but they’ve done one thing really well: They rank third in the major leagues in home runs. Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds and Adam LaRoche each homered in a five-run first inning, then Upton hit a three-run shot off Chan Ho Park in the eighth.

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Pitching matchups for the Diamondbacks Series

HomeZell’s Pinstripe ForumSponsorLinksAboutContact UsZell's Pinstripe BlogA blog about the best franchise in all of sportsFeeds:PostsCommentsPitching matchups for the Diamondbacks SeriesJune 21, 2010 by Kevin Rozell

The Yankees hit the road (the start of a 6-game road trip) and open up a three-game series tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here are the pitching probables for the series:

Mon: RHP A.J. Burnett (6-5, 4.33) vs RHP Rodrigo Lopez (2-6, 4.70)

Tues: LHP Andy Pettitte (8-2, 2.47) vs RHP Dan Haren (7-5, 4.71)

Wed: RHP Javier Vazquez (6-5, 5.01) vs LHP Dontrelle Willis (2-2, 4.78)

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Phil Hughes to be skipped over in the rotation

HomeZell’s Pinstripe ForumSponsorLinksAboutContact UsZell's Pinstripe BlogA blog about the best franchise in all of sportsFeeds:PostsCommentsPhil Hughes to be skipped over in the rotationJune 21, 2010 by Kevin Rozell

This just in from Chad Jennings of the LoHud Yankees Blog:

Phil Hughes will have his next start skipped. The move is strictly to cut back on his innings.

He will make three more starts, not four, before the all-star break.

Update: 7:10PM ET: Sweeny Murti of WFAN: Have off days Thu and Mon. Hughes next vs Seattle Tue June 29.

We all knew this was going to happen at some time this season, and it was just a matter of when. He probably would’ve been fine during the regular season, but they want him to be able to help them out deep into October.

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Game #70: Yankees at Diamondbacks

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Dellin Betances Back on the Mound, Turning Heads

If you're looking for the best pitching prospects in the Yankee farm system this year, High-A Tampa would be the best place to start. Already boasting one promotion to Double-A with the recent call up of Hector Noesi to Trenton, Tampa is the home for a number of legitimate starter prospects. The rotation includes Adam Warren (6-4, 2.44 ERA, picked to start the FSL All Star Game); Graham Stoneburner (4-2, 2.25 ERA, a recent promotion from Charleston); Andrew Brackman (5-0, 2.11 ERA in last 7 games); and lets not forget potentially the best of them all, Manny Banuelos who has not pitched this year due to an appendectomy.

Recently joining this group of pitching prospects is Dellin Betances, a top pitching prospect who just came back from ligament reinforcement surgery performed on his elbow a year ago. A home grown talent, Betances was selected out of Grand Street Campus High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the eighth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. He had elbow problems in 2007 pitching only 25 innings, and then again in 2009 with Tampa when he was shut down for surgery. His best year was 2008 in Charleston, when he was 9-4 with a 3.67 ERA. He ranked second that year amongst all Yankee minor league pitchers with 141 strikeouts and was ranked by Baseball America as the fifth-best prospect in the Yankees' organization.

Now that he has rejoined Tampa, the 6-foot-8 Betances and fellow top pitching prospect, 6-foot-10 Andrew Brackman, form what they are calling the "Twin Towers" because of their size and potential according to Rob Abruzzese of the Bronx Baseball Daily. When the Yankees drafted these two, they had very high hopes for each and were expecting that they would move through the farm system quickly. Instead due to control problems and inconsistency by Brackman, and injuries to Betances, that progression has been a lot slower than expected.

Lately, Brackman has been very good, and in his first 2 appearances so far, Betances has earned a 1-0 record and 0.71 ERA. He has pitched 12 innings, striking out 13 and walking only 1. I am impressed the most with the number of walks given the long layoff due to injury. He has looked sharp so far and has always had great stuff. Reports that he was throwing at 95 MPH and topped at 97 MPH since returning, add to the indications that he is fully recovered. It's way too early to tell if he is ready to turn his career around but he appears to be on his way back from injury and possibly headed back towards the top of the pitching prospect list.

If Brackman and Betances continue their improvement and stay healthy, the Yankees could have regained two top pitching prospects which just a short while ago they were thinking of giving up on.

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